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Welcome
This year we have a number of touring speakers as well as continuing to support our local talent.
Please keep your eye on the Touring Speakers Page on our website for up-to-date details and continue to read our e-Bulletins which will keep you informed as to what our speakers are achieving - new books, awards etc.
If you are interested in making a booking, please contact our office for assistance.
Voices on Tour
 The Spotlight is on Aleesah Darlison
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Aleesah Darlison is launching new books, author talks, and writing workshops
Curriculum Focused * High Engagement * Loads of Fun
Following on from the phenomenal success of her League of Llamas Series, Aleesah Darlison is releasing a brand new picture books series in 2021 PLUS a new junior fiction novel:
- The Endangered Animal Tales Series is perfect for animal lovers in Prep – Year 2. The series features some of Australia’s cutest and most unique wildlife.
- The new junior fiction novel is Space Kids: Sabotage. The book is set in the future on Misty Space Station and is sure to enthral young readers with a fascination for space exploration, fast-paced action stories, and mysteries
Aleesah’s new talks and workshops are based on her books and are targeted to encourage reading and support improved literacy outcomes and the Curriculum, specifically Science, English, and Literature. Her sessions are always popular and book out quickly.
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She has limited availability in Term 2, 3, and 4, so please contact us ASAP at [email protected] for more information.
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Aleesah's New Session Topics include:
AUTHOR TALKS
Laugh Out Loud Llamas Comedy Show
Aussie Animals - Rare, Endangered, Extinct (Handfish, Turtles, Koalas, Thylacines.)
Let's Explore Space: The Final Frontier
Saving the Environment Through Story
Fun, Fantasy & Fractured Fairytales |
WRTING WORKSHOPS
Crank It Up - Techniques for Developing Exciting Narratives
Mastering Literary Devices
Next Level Writing - Sensory Descriptions
Bring It On - Writing Games
Fantasy Characters & Worlds
Turtle Dreaming - Alliteration and Haiku |
Aleesah was highly engaging and entertaining and very, very funny. Our students are now massive fans of llamas and Aleesah!
Anglican Church Grammar School - October 2020
Congratulations
 Candice Lemon-Scott's 'Eco Rangers: Pelican in Peril' is an Honor Award Winner for the Cadmus Children’s Fiction category in the Green Earth Book Award. I've also got 'Eco Rangers: Microbat Mayhem' to add as the shortlisted title for the Wilderness Society Environmental Award for Children's Literature.
Dub Leffler has been included on the Australian Illustrators Wall at this year's Bologna Book Fair - details at www.bolognachildrensbookfair.com
David Lovegrove has expanded his skill set and can now offer presentations to students on the Vikings and the Viking era. He has also been studying Icelandic for over 40 years and can offer a language component to his presentations if required.
Exhibition - Dry to Dry
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The Exhibition of the Eve Pownall shortlisted Nature Story book 'Dry to Dry’ at The Lovett Gallery, Newcastle, NSW, hosted by Newcastle Libraries, will run from June 4th until August 7th and be open to the public with Library hours.
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The exhibition showcases Liz Anelli’s artwork from the picture book.
It also includes Information panels about the author and illustrator, the seasons of Kakadu, maps and the animation process.
An animation project in collaboration with University of Newcastle and local High Schools will create stop frame sequences using Liz’s page spreads and 3D puppet-makers Curious Legends are making an enormous interactive dragonfly and snapping crocodile
School Workshops and presentations will run throughout the exhibition.
Please contact Julie Swaine at newcastle Libraries for more information [email protected]
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The Last Word - The Easiest School Book Club Ever!
Teachers! Would you love to start a book club for your students but just don’t have the time (or energy) to pull together all the resources?
Rebecca Sparrow joined forces with experienced English teacher and Riverbend Books Book Club Host - Jane Sullivan to create the Rebel Readers Alliance - a virtual book club for kids aged 8-12.
The new school membership option means The Rebel Readers Alliance can give you EVERYTHING YOU NEED to run your school book club including ...
- monthly book suggestions for your students to read (all NEW releases, spanning a variety of genres!)
- a gorgeous monthly reading journal with questions to answer and fun activities to complete
- a video book chat between Jane Sullivan and Rebecca Sparrow discussing the themes of the book and how it might relate to friendships and growing up
- a downloadable Reading Map to chart their reading journey
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school logins to the Rebel Readers Alliance portal
- AND exclusive access to a video from the author (!!!) answering the kids' questions about the book!
All YOU have to do? Turn up to host the meetings with your students ... and bring some cake ;)
For more information on the Rebel Readers Alliance Book Club click here or email Jane at [email protected]
Dates for your Diary
Yours in promoting literacy from all at the Speakers Ink team,
Sandie, Margie, Jan, Lia, Rob, Matt and James
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